Author Archives: Mark Goldsmith
Driver in Fatal DUI Accident Gets 6 to 18 Years in Prison
A judge has sentenced a Bohemia man convicted of driving under the influence (DUI) and causing a fatal accident that killed a Medford couple to six to 18 years in prison. The judge handed down the sentence January 20 in a case stemming from an accident that occurred last April. The 23-year-old man slammed into… Read More »
Police Officer Hospitalized After Accident During LIE Traffic Stop
A police officer from Suffolk who was making a routine traffic stop on the Long Island Expressway had to be hospitalized after a pickup truck reportedly rear-ended his vehicle. According to Suffolk County police, the officer was stopped along the right shoulder of the westbound section of the highway between exits 63 and 64 when… Read More »
Investigators Probe Train Operator’s Actions in LIRR Accident
In the days and weeks following a Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) accident that injured about 100 people, federal investigators continued to scrutinize the behaviors of the engineer, including his sleep pattern, whether he was texting, what he had been eating and various other factors that may have played a role in the crash. According… Read More »
Speeding a Possible Cause of Major LIRR Train Accident
The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) has been in the news over the last several weeks after a train slammed into the end of the line at Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn, injuring more than 100 people. Now, authorities say the train in question was traveling well above the speed limit before the accident occurred. Federal… Read More »
Man Charged with Fleeing Scene of Deadly Pedestrian Accident
Homicide detectives in Nassau, New York, recently arrested a man from Hempstead and charged him with fleeing the scene of a fatal accident he allegedly caused the morning of January 10. According to police, the 21-year-old man was arraigned in Hempstead’s First District Court and held on $15,000 bail or $30,000 bond. The man reportedly… Read More »
Rabbi Hospitalized for Brain Injury After Hit-and-Run Accident
A 70-year-old rabbi suffered a serious head injury in an early December Long Island car accident involving a driver who left the scene without stopping. According to local law enforcement officers, the rabbi was walking across the street in front of the Young Israel Jewish Center in West Hempstead at approximately 7:30 p.m. when a… Read More »
Wrong-Way Accident in Brookhaven Kills 2, Injures 1
A wrong-way crash on Long Island led to the deaths of two drivers and critical injuries to a passenger. The accident reportedly occurred in the early morning hours of November 27 in the Suffolk County town of Brookhaven. According to law enforcement authorities, a 23-year-old man was driving his sedan the wrong way on Sunrise… Read More »
Man Charged in Long Island Hit-and-Run Crash
Police officers have charged a man with leaving the scene of an accident in Long Island Wednesday, November 30. The 77-year-old man from Grant Neck reportedly caused an accident that resulted in a serious injury to the victim, and then fled. He returned an hour later, at which point officers placed him under arrest. According… Read More »
Passenger Critically Injured in DWI Accident on Long Island
A drunk driving accident in Centereach, Long Island, reportedly caused serious injuries to a man, leaving him in critical condition at a local hospital. According to police reports, the allegedly intoxicated driver was a 21-year-old woman who ran her Prius into a tree in the early morning hours of December 18. She also suffered injuries… Read More »
Drivers Reminded to Drive Safely During Winter Weather Conditions
It has already been a brutal winter in terms of snow and cold in many places across the United States, including here in Long Island. In fact, the snowy and icy conditions led to a pileup of at least 29 vehicles in Sayville Thursday, December 15. It was an incident that highlighted the need for… Read More »